A ROADMAP TO SET UP A SERVICES PORTFOLIO FOR WACREN AND THE NRENs Jean François Guézou, RENATER Conférence WACREN 2018, Lomé Conférence WACREN 2018, Lomé
NRENs NRENs are at the are at the heart heart of of Digital Transformation Digital Transformation It is urgent that each country of the sub-region adopts a National It is urgent that each country of the sub-region adopts a National Network for Research and Education (NREN) to: Network for Research and Education (NREN) to: Develop e-learning, especially the setting up of virtual universities Develop e-learning, especially the setting up of virtual universities o Open up African researchers, allowing participation in world-class research Open up African researchers, allowing participation in world-class research o projects projects Access, promote and disseminate the African scientific and educational heritage Access, promote and disseminate the African scientific and educational heritage o ... while stimulating the telecommunications market ... while stimulating the telecommunications market o RENATER = the French-speaking partner for its African counterparts & RENATER = the French-speaking partner for its African counterparts & collaboration agreement with WACREN since March 2011 collaboration agreement with WACREN since March 2011
TANDEM was: A project (2015-2017) funded by EC in the frame of Horizon 2020. TANDEM project goals: http://www.tandem-wacren.eu Help WACREN to maximize the outcomes of the AfricaConnect2 project. Help WACREN to lead the development of strong NRENs in countries across the region. Make it possible for African researchers and educators to work with their peers around the world and collaborate on international projects. 4
TANDEM – WORK PACKAGES è ADVOCACY ● Obtain political and financial support è SERVICES ● Raise end-users awareness, gather their requirements and identify technical recommendations è COMMUNITY ● Establish a NREN community and researchers communities è OUTREACH ● Dissemination and promotion 5
TANDEM – OUTPUTS "Outstanding results and long-term impact" (EU review) A roadmap for WACREN ● Work package leads by ● Awareness at high political RENATER level (PODWAG) ● Contribution to WACREN's ● Creating a community: strategy! Focal Points ● Setting up of the WACREN Roadmap 6
WACREN ROADMAP – M E T H O D O L O G Y Objectives: Y1 Y1 - Raise NREN End User awareness 1 Raise end-users’ 2 Gather end-users’ awareness requirements - Gather NREN End User requirements - Identify technical recommendations to 3 Services por7olio Y2 implement NREN End 4 Implementa<on roadmap User requirements 7
RAISING AWARENESS - D I S S E M I N A T I O N M A T E R I A L A 30 pages document Explaining what are NREN services benefits for end-users (English and French versions) hAp://www.tandem-wacren.eu/ project-ac<vi<es/services/nren- dissemina<on-materials/ 8
GATHERING REQUIREMENTS - QUESTIONNAIRE 707 answers from 17 countries http://www.tandem-wacren.eu/wp-content/ uploads/2017/01/D3.2-Analytical-Results-of- the-Questionnaires-on-End-User’s- Requirements.pdf 9
SERVICES PORTFOLIO – 4 C A T E G O R I E S O F S E R V I C E S Connec,vity services : Iden<fied as a basic requirement underlying all e-services. High priority services expected by End Users : Derived from the survey Priority services recommended by experts : Derived from team members’ knowledge. Basic IT services not especially required by end-users in the survey Other Priority services expected by End Users : Services not ranked as “high priority” by end-users in the survey. 10
WACREN ROADMAP – ACHIEVEMENTS METHODOLOGY è Before starting the elaboration of this roadmap ● Taking the list of the required services ● Then assessed them in terms of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT). è From this analysis, identification of a list of core services which WACREN absolutely needs to implement before any other, to ensure ● a sustainable foundation for future developments and ● an enlargement of its portfolio of services. 11
WACREN ROADMAP – CONTEXT (1/2) TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ● PODWAG ● Strategic recommendations on regulation ● Focal points ● Feedback about communities needs ● H2020 SCI GAIA ● Capitalise on Science Gateway, Open Access Data Repository ● H2020 MAGIC ● Capitalise on Authentication and Authorisation Infrastructure (AAI) ● AFRICA CONNECT2 ● Capitalise on Connectivity 12
WACREN ROADMAP – CONTEXT (2/2) SEVERAL LEVELS FOR SERVICE DELIVERY 13
WACREN ROADMAP – OUTPUT Eight core services 14
WACREN ROADMAP – A LITTLE CLOSER The Eight Core Services • Reuse of MAGIC output (first to be deployed to enable implementation of other services): • (1) data centre • (4) authentication infrastructure • Needed for supervision and security of R&E networking • (2) NOC • (3) CSIRT • Reuse of Sci-GaIA output also expected • (6) Science Gateway • (7) OADR • Basic services for mutual benefit: • (5) e-mail service • (8) Licence negotiation 15
WACREN ROADMAP – SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL è Roadmap elaborated thanks to a huge expertise consortium of NREN/RREN experts § (RENATER, GÉANT, WACREN, UBUNTUNET, CLARA) PODWAG § è Roadmap taking into account End User needs è Roadmap capitalising on H2020 outputs (Sci-GaIA, MAGIC) è Roadmap aligned with AFRICACONNECT2 objectives è Roadmap reusable by any other NREN/RREN in the world 16
WACREN ROADMAP Moving Forward … • The roadmap is a “living” thing and need to be updated in accordance with: • The delivery of WACREN connec<vity via AfricaConnect2 • The availability of WACREN resources • End User needs collected by the focal points • The aims of the PODWAG • The roadmap is part of WACREN strategy 17
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